When former bad girl Genevieve West returns home for her mother’s funeral, she’s prepared to keep her distance from her ex-boyfriend, Evan Hartley. Their history is rife with turbulence. And passion. A heck of a lot of passion...which she’s trying desperately to forget.

But it’s impossible not to run into Evan in the small coastal town where they once ran wild. And the moment she sees her gorgeous ex again, it’s clear to Gen that Evan is still as unruly, sexy, and irresistible as ever. This time around, however, she’s resolved to walk a new path. No more partying. No more foolish mistakes. Her plan is to temporarily remain in town to help her father run his business, but the second he finds somebody else, she’s out of there.

Evan has other ideas. He knows they can be good together, but he just has to convince Genevieve of that, even if it means turning over a new leaf himself. But can a bad reputation ever truly be shed? Do second chances really work? Genevieve and Evan are about to find out.


Rate : 3 out of 5
Thoughts : I need more after that ending! I want more! Thank you Netgalley for the advanced copy!

i enjoyed this one so much more than book 1. this was such a fun summertime read. i read it in one sitting!

just as fun and crazy as the first book. i find these books so entertaining and i kind of don’t want them to ever end

I love Elle Kennedy’s books and I am loving this Avalon Bay series! Bad Girl Reputation is a spicy, swoony story about second chances and love that lasts a lifetime. I loved Gen and Evan’s story, and can’t wait to read more in this series!

Having read a lot of Elle Kennedy’s books, this series felt a little bland for me. Still, it was a fun read that reminds you so much of college days. (I feel so old saying that lol.) I would say this is a light hearted series with good vibes. :)

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for this eARC. This was my first attempt at Elle Kennedy and unfortunately it just wasn’t my thing. I prefer more depth and wit in my romances that I didn’t get from this. The writing style was a little too basic for my taste but I do think a lot of people would enjoy this. It’s definitely an easy read!

I really liked Bad Girl Reputation! I thought it was a good read and I really liked the way that the character's evolved and made themselves better for each other! My favorite character was definetly Genevive, I really liked how complex she was. I did really like Evan and Gen's relationship.

I love Elle Kennedy books beyond words! I absolutely love this series and I hope there is more to come!

I voluntarily reviewed this book.

Never got around to reading this one before it’s pub date but heard amazing things and recently picked it up and loved it!!

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! No spoilers. Beyond amazing I enjoyed this book so very much. The characters and storyline were fantastic. The ending I did not see coming Could not put down nor did I want to. Truly Amazing and appreciated the whole story. This is going to be a must read for many many readers. Maybe even a book club pick. I just reviewed Bad Girl Reputation by Elle Kennedy. Our library purchased and our patrons have been checking out and and enjoying the book. I see it is a popular book club choice as well we hope to have more oppurtinies to support authors like Elle Kennedy

3.5 stars.

I love me some second chance romance and although this book didn’t revolutionize the genre it was still quirky and angsty and had me chuckling enough to give it nearly four stars. I wish I could’ve seen more to really show them growing as partners. We saw or were told a lot about how they weren’t good for one another and I think what could’ve got this to four stars is if we were shown how now they are right together, that they have grown and belong to one another.

TW: death of a family member, lapse in sobriety

Bad Girl Reputation by Elle Kennedy is surprisingly heartfelt and left me with all the warm fuzzies. The story begins with Gen, a former bad girl who's taken an oath to turn her life around but had to leave her hometown to feel strong enough to do it. When her mother unexpectedly passes away she comes home to help her family recover, but her undeniable attraction to her childhood sweetheart/local bad boy Evan just might take her off the rails. It's up to Evan to prove that they can grow up and have a life together, but some habits may be just too hard to break.

I was not expecting the redemption arc this novel gave me, but it is there and it is SWEET. While this novel certainly had its fair share of steam, what really left an impact on me was the focus it gave on both Evan and Gen's individual journeys and how they come to grips with their adult selves. There were also some interesting side plots to keep the story moving along, although I could have done without some of the unnecessary hatred that the secondary characters directed at our girl Gen (looking at you, Cooper). All in all, a great read!

Many thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

There's a reason any book with Elle Kennedy's name on it is an insta-read for me. Gen and Evan have the characteristics of my favorite Kennedy characters: they're flawed yet likable, their conversations feel realistic, and yet they're quirky enough to be interesting.

I was all in and shipping their relationship from the go, and as always Kennedy serves up a satisfying conclusion.

Four stars.

*I received a review copy from the publisher/author via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.*

Overall, this one was just okay for me. I definitely preferred Good Girl Complex. I didn’t really care for Evan but I loved Gen and her character growth. I also loved the dual POV, that it was a second chance romance and revisiting Cooper, Mac and Daisy. 3.5⭐️

Bad Girl Reputation by Elle Kennedy is the second book in the Avalon Bay series. I enjoyed the first book, Good Girl Complex, but I felt like this book was trying too hard to make Genevieve into the "bad girl." There were moments that were cute, but I just didn't end up enjoying this story as much as Good Girl Complex. Thanks to NetGalley for the free digital review copy. All opinions are my own.

I love Elle Kennedy but this wasn't my favorite book of hers. It could be because I'm not a huge fan of the second chance trope, but there just didn't seem to be a lot of character growth throughout the story. It was a fun read but the stakes weren't high enough for me to be fully invested in it like I was the first book in the series.

When Genevieve comes home to Avalon Bay for her funeral, she does not plan on staying, but her dad needs her help with the family business. She has spent the last year in Charleston getting her life together, and she doesn’t want to go back to bad habits - which includes staying away from her on-again, off-again bad boy boyfriend, Evan.

This was okay - it wasn’t my favorite, but I didn’t hate it.

In the second book of the Avalon series, we center around Genevieve and Evan's story. The first book alluded to their on-again/ off-again relationship before she runs off to Charleston and they vaguely discuss her absence, but with this book we get all the details.

It's a dual POV like the first, but we get first loves and second chances with this book. This is normally one of my favorite tropes, but this book fell flat for me and I didn't quite enjoy it as much as I did the first book in this series.

This story relies heavily on miscommunication, which is a huge turn off for me. I will say I did enjoy Evan and Gen's character growth and how they both improve on themselves, which allows their relationship to be good and work this time around.

All in all, this book doesn't require alot of effort to read, so it's a great series to read by the pool during the summer. This one is just not my favorite.


**Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me an advanced copy of this book and in return I am submitting my unbiased and voluntary review and opinion. I am posting this review to my Goodreads account immediately and will post it to my Amazon & Instagram accounts upon publication.

I didn't realize this was part of a series when I requested it and didn't feel fully invested in the characters. Also not a huge fan of love triangles, so eh.

I tried. I really tried. I made it 60% of the way through and I just couldn’t do it anymore. The characters started to really annoy me and the angst was just… too much? There wasn’t very much character growth or stakes, and I unfortunately just grew bored.